Come hack for transportation! Help make apps using TriMet data even more awesome and accessible to more community members in Portland.

The TriMet Hackathon will have three areas of focus: software localization, TriMet's new APIs, and Active Transportation using OpenTripPlanner, OpenStreetMap, in conjunction with Metro's Bike There program.

Please join the TriMet Developers, Code 4 Portland, Skip Newberry, Chris Smith, Brandon Martin Anderson, Ed Groth, Chuck & Erica Lauer Vose, Marc Charbonneau... and many others.

Join Oregon Walks, the Community Cycling Center and BikePortland.org for an evening of fun, food, drinks and CONVERSATION! This month's BikePortland podcast will be LIVE and is focused on the intersection of Technology and Transportation, moderated by Bike Portland's Michael Andersen and joined by:

Chris Smith- Portland Planning & Sustainability Commissioner, Portlandtransport.org William Henderson - founder of Knock Software and the new Ride app Mychal Tetteh - CEO of the Community Cycling Center Noel Mickelberry - Executive Director of Oregon Walks

RSVP by supporting Oregon Walks and the CCC: Donate $10 each to BOTH Oregon Walks and Community Cycling Center through the Willamette Week Give!Guide to attend. giveguide.org/#oregonwalks / giveguide.org/#communitycyclingcenter

**Are you a BikePortlander? (BikePortland.org blog member) The first ten BikePortlander's to RSVP have a free ticket reserved.

While you listen enjoy a Los Gorditos taco buffet and complimentary beer, cider and wine bar, courtesy of Hopworks Urban Brewery, Lagunitas Brewery, and Reverend Nat's.

Space is limited so RSVP through our ticket site is required! http://goo.gl/forms/76SoOcqsyz

Maptime is back! And it’s all about bikes 🚴‍♂️💨. We’re connecting the bike community with mappers, developers, and designers. For the first part of our meeting, we'll have guest speakers:

Matthew Hamtpon (Metro) will talk about the history of the Bike There! map and what's happening at Metro related to bikes and infrastructure.

Momoko Saunder (Biketown) will present on some of the tools they use for visualizing data on maps and how they use them to improve operations.

Rafa Gutierrez (Mapbox) will showcase recent cycling applications built with Mapbox tools.

As usual, there will be time to hack on projects in the second half and share whatever challenges you're working on. Maptime is a time for learning and asking questions. We welcome newcomers and anyone wanting to teach or learn. Have an app or cool idea to share? Get in touch or just join us Tuesday Jan 29, 6-7:30p at CNTRL East 329 NE Couch St, Portland. We'll have some pizza & snacks so be sure to RSVP. BYOB.

The Shift website is entirely volunteer operated! Come out for a 7 mile social bike ride, stay for a beer at a watering hole near the start point and learn about our tech stack and how you can contribute & help us connect Portland area bike funthusiasts on the web and beyond.

Meet at 5:30 pm at Bike Happy Hour, ride at 6:00 pm.